Residential yields and vacancy rates in Minato-ku - October 2014

According to real estate listing site Homes, the average gross yield on an apartment in Minato-ku in October was 5.0%, down 0.6 points from the previous month and down 0.8 points from last year. The average gross yield across Tokyo was 6.9%, down 0.1 points from the previous month and down 0.8 points from last year.

The vacancy rate remains unchanged at 9.9% in Minato-ku and 11.0% across Tokyo.

The average asking price of a secondhand apartment in Minato-ku was 797,243 Yen/sqm as of October 1, down 0.9% from the previous month but up 15.9% from last year. The average asking price for land was 1,278,181 Yen/sqm, down 0.07% from the previous month but up 22.4% from last year.Read more

by Zoe Ward

Residential yields and vacancy rates in Minato-ku - September 2014

According to real estate listing site Homes, the average gross yield on an apartment in Minato-ku in September was 5.6%, up 0.3 points from the previous month but down 0.4 points from last year. The average gross yield across Tokyo was 7.0%, showing no change from the previous month and down 0.9 points from last year.

The vacancy rate was 9.9% in Minato-ku and 11.0% across Tokyo.

The average asking price of a secondhand apartment in Minato-ku was 804,386 Yen/sqm as of September 1, up 1.55% from last month. The average asking price for land was 1,279,090 Yen/sqm, up 0.17% from last month. Read more

by Zoe Ward

Tokyo apartment re-sale rankings by station in 2014

Tokyo Kantei released their 2014 report on price-to-book ratios (PBR) for apartments in greater Tokyo. Their data is ranked by train station.

Apartments around Omotesando Station saw the highest gain in re-sale value for the second year in a row with apartments worth 1.33 times their original price when new. When combining capital gains and rental revenue, the total annual gross yield of an apartment was 9.0%.

Top stations by apartment re-sale value:Read more

by Zoe Ward

Residential yields and vacancy rates in Minato-ku - June 2014

Minato Tokyo yields June 2014

According to real estate listing site Homes, the average gross yield on an apartment in Minato-ku in June was 5.3%, showing no change from May but down 1.9 points from June 2013. The average gross yield across Tokyo was 7.2%, up 0.1 points from May but down 1.1 points from June 2013.Read more

by Zoe Ward

Residential yields and vacancy rates in Minato-ku - May 2014

Tokyo apartment yields May 2014

According to real estate listing site Homes, the average gross yield on an apartment in Minato-ku in May was 5.3%, down 0.1 points from April. The average gross yield across Tokyo was 7.1%, down 0.1 points.Read more

by Zoe Ward

Residential yields and vacancy rates in Minato-ku - March 2014

According to real estate listing site Homes, the average gross yield on an apartment in Minato-ku in March was 5.5%, up 0.1 points from February. The average gross yield across Tokyo was 7.3%, down 0.1 points from the previous month.

The vacancy rate remains unchanged at 9.9% in Minato-ku and 11.0% across Tokyo.

The average asking price of a secondhand apartment in Minato-ku was 779,828 Yen/sqm as of March 1, up 2.7% from the previous month. The average asking price for land was 1,063,939 Yen/sqm, down 0.8%.Read more

by Zoe Ward

Residential yields and vacancy rates in Minato-ku - January 2014

According to real estate listing site Homes, the average gross yield on an apartment in Minato-ku in January was 5.8%, down 0.2 points from December. The average yield across Tokyo was 7.5%, down 0.1 points from the previous month.

The vacancy rate remains unchanged at 9.9% in Minato-ku and 11.0% across Tokyo.

The average asking price of a secondhand apartment in Minato-ku was 738,929 Yen/sqm as of January 1, up 3.27% from the previous month. The average asking price for land was 839,050 Yen/sqm, down 21.7% from the previous month. Read more

by Zoe Ward